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flick knife

flick knife noun: a type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.

Noun

flick knife (plural flick knives)

  1. (Ireland, UK) A type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.
    Synonyms:
    switchblade, flicky
  2. A type of folding knife, which with a flick of the wrist, using the momentum generated, can open the knife out straight.

Synonyms of flick knife

Forms of flick knife

pluralflick knives
alternative formflick-knife

Questions about flick knife

What does flick knife mean?
Flick knife means a type of knife which has the blade mounted on a pivot so that it can fold back sideways into the handle when not in use, but can flick out straight, usually with a spring-loaded mechanism, when required.
What part of speech is flick knife?
Flick knife is a noun.
What is the plural of flick knife?
The plural of flick knife is flick knives.

Words near flick knife in the dictionary

  1. flicflac
  2. flicflacs
  3. flick
  4. flick book
  5. flick books
  6. flick knife
  7. flick knives
  8. flick off
  9. flick on the afterburners
  10. flick one's bean
  11. flick over

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